MammalBase - Accepted taxon: Giraffa camelopardalis

Accepted taxon: Giraffa camelopardalis
Taxon:	Giraffa camelopardalis
Rank:	Species
Higher Classification:	ARTIODACTYLA \| Giraffidae \| Giraffa
Reference:	Wilson, Don E., and DeeAnn M. Reeder, eds. Mammal Species of the World. A Taxonomic and Geographic Reference (3rd ed), JHU Press, 2005.

Fig.1 - Ternary plot of the proximate analysis for the Giraffa camelopardalis diet.
CF (Crude Fibre) 24, ASH (Ash contents) 6, NFE (Nitrogen-Free-Extract) 55, CP (Crude Protein) 12, EE (Ether Extract) 3. See details for the calculations in Lintulaakso, K., Tatti, N. and Žliobaitė, I., 2022. Quantifying mammalian diets. Mammalian Biology, pp.1-15. [DOI]

Table 1. List of Diet Items for Giraffa camelopardalis.
TSN Complete name	Part	Ratio ^a.	Reference(s)
Acacia	LEAF	33.33	Grzimek,B…
Magnoliopsida	STEM	22.22	Damuth, J…
Magnoliopsida	LEAF	16.67	Damuth, J…
Mimosa	LEAF	11.11	Nowak,R. …
Combretum	LEAF	11.11	Grzimek,B…
Prunus armeniaca	LEAF	5.56	Nowak,R. …

^a. Standardized values. See details for the calculations in Lintulaakso, K., Tatti, N. and Žliobaitė, I., 2022. Quantifying mammalian diets. Mammalian Biology, pp.1-15. [DOI]

Table 2. List of Standard Traits for Giraffa camelopardalis.
Trait	Selected Value	All Value(s)	Reference(s)
Dietary category: Eisenberg 1981	Herbivore-Browser	Herbivore-Browser	A. Myster…
Dietary category: Miljutin 2009	Herbivore	Herbivore	A. Myster…

Table 3. List of Standard Measurements for Giraffa camelopardalis.
Measurement	Location	Unit	n Total	n Unknown	n Female	n Male	Min	Mean	Max	SD	Reference(s)
Body Mass (BM)	nan	g	1	1	-	-	-	911,720.7	-	-	Engelman,…
Body Mass (BM)	nan	g	-	-	-	-	-	845,380	-	-	Wimberly,…
Body Mass (BM)	nan	g	1	1	-	-	-	911,720.7	-	-	Engelman,…
Body Mass (BM)	nan	g	1	1	-	-	-	911,720.7	-	-	Engelman,…

Table 4. List of other Measurements ^b. for Giraffa camelopardalis.
Measurement	Location	Unit	n Total	n Unknown	n Female	n Male	Min	Mean	Max	SD	Reference(s)

^b. other Measurements. Source Measurements which are not listed on or mapped with the Standard Traits..

Table 5. List of Data Sources for Giraffa camelopardalis.
Taxon	Reference	Match	Status
Giraffa camelopardalis	Mysterud,Atle, 2000, The Relationship between Ecological Segregation and Sexual Body Size Dimorphism in Large Herbivores, Oecologia	1: Exact Taxon match	Verified - Accepted
Giraffa camelopardalis	Clauss,M., 2010, Convergence in the macroscopic anatomy of the reticulum in wild ruminant species of different feeding types and a new resulting hypothesis on reticular function, Journal of zoology	1: Exact Taxon match	Verified - Accepted
Giraffa camelopardalis	Gordon,IJ, 1988, Incisor arcade structure and diet selection in ruminants, Functional Ecology	1: Exact Taxon match	Verified - Accepted
Giraffa camelopardalis	Sponheimer,M., 2001, The oxygen isotope composition of mammalian enamel carbonate from Morea Estate, South Africa, Oecologia	1: Exact Taxon match	Verified - Accepted
Giraffa camelopardalis	Clauss,M., 2002, Faecal particle size distribution in captive wild ruminants: an approach to the browser/grazer dichotomy from the other end, Oecologia	1: Exact Taxon match	Verified - Accepted
Giraffa camelopardalis	Mendoza,M., 2008, Hypsodonty in ungulates: an adaptation for grass consumption or for foraging in open habitat?, Journal of zoology	1: Exact Taxon match	Verified - Accepted
Giraffa camelopardalis	Damuth, J. 2010. ABSOLUT 6 a mammalian database compiled by the national center for ecological analysis and synthesis (NCEAS ) workshop on mammalian communities.	1: Exact Taxon match	Verified - Accepted
Giraffa camelopardalis	Nowak,R. M., 1991, Walker's mammals of the world,	1: Exact Taxon match	Verified - Accepted
Giraffa camelopardalis	Grzimek,B., 2003, Grzimek's Animal Life Encyclopedia: Mammals I-V,	1: Exact Taxon match	Verified - Accepted
Giraffa camelopardalis	Nowak,R. M., 1991, Walker's mammals of the world,	1: Exact Taxon match	Verified - Accepted
Giraffa camelopardalis	Engelman, R.K., 2022. Occipital condyle width (OCW) is a highly accurate predictor of body mass in therian mammals. BMC biology, 20(1), p.37.	1: Exact Taxon match	Verified - Accepted
Giraffa camelopardalis	Wimberly, A.N., 2023. Predicting body mass in Ruminantia using postcranial measurements. Journal of Morphology, 284(10), p.e21636.	1: Exact Taxon match	Verified - Accepted
Giraffa camelopardalis	Lundgren, E.J., Schowanek, S.D., Rowan, J., Middleton, O., Pedersen, R.Ø., Wallach, A.D., Ramp, D., Davis, M., Sandom, C.J. and Svenning, J.C., 2021. Functional traits of the world’s late Quaternary large-bodied avian and mammalian herbivores. Scientific data, 8(1), p.17.	1: Exact Taxon match	Verified - Accepted

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